Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Many Mansions

The Church of England is attempting to evict a vicar; or more precisely an ex-vicar, as the gentleman has been removed from his post for having an extra-marital affair. Despite being defrocked for "conduct unbecoming to the office and work of a clerk in holy orders", the Reverend Patrick Okechi is still living in the vicarage. Taking thought for the morrow, and taking a liberal view of Matthew 5 xl-xlii, a couple of bishops have asked Birmingham county court to cast their brother from the place; but did not bother to attend the hearing and were not able to show that the church had any right to the property. "We have been given some time to do more legal research and we will do that, and at the next hearing we'll hopefully get the possession," said a spokesbeing for the diocese, in the usual forgiving spirit.